Palma del Río weather in December

In December, Palma del Río sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 74 mm of rain across 7 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Palma del Río's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palma del Río's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 74 mm; 7 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 24 min; 8:35 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 12th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 2.18 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical December day in Palma del Río reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	8
2	16	8
3	16	7
4	16	7
5	16	7
6	16	7
7	16	7
8	16	7
9	16	7
10	16	7
11	16	7
12	16	7
13	16	7
14	16	7
15	15	7
16	15	7
17	15	7
18	15	7
19	15	7
20	15	7
21	15	7
22	15	7
23	15	7
24	15	7
25	15	7
26	15	6
27	15	6
28	15	6
29	15	6
30	15	6
31	15	6

How December really feels in Palma del Río

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Palma del Río weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 6°	47	6.8	9.7	5.0
Feb	17° / 7°	44	5.7	10.5	6.0
Mar	20° / 9°	53	6.3	11.7	7.0
Apr	22° / 11°	46	6.9	12.9	7.3
May	27° / 15°	32	5.5	14	7.3
Jun	32° / 19°	7	1.4	14.6	5.0
Jul	36° / 21°	2	0.4	14.3	2.8
Aug	36° / 21°	3	0.6	13.5	3.0
Sep	31° / 18°	26	4	12.3	5.6
Oct	25° / 14°	61	6.7	11	7.4
Nov	19° / 10°	61	6.5	10	6.6
Dec	16° / 7°	74	7	9.4	5.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55
Cloudier (%)	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	48	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	52	48
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	55	45

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Palma del Río gets around 74 mm of rain over 7 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	21
3	21
4	21
5	21
6	21
7	21
8	21
9	21
10	21
11	22
12	22
13	22
14	22
15	23
16	23
17	23
18	23
19	23
20	24
21	24
22	24
23	24
24	24
25	24
26	24
27	24
28	23
29	23
30	23
31	23

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	95	5

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
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31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:23 AM to 8:42 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:07 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4
Sunrise (AM)	8:23	8:24	8:25	8:26	8:27	8:28	8:29	8:29	8:30	8:31	8:32	8:32	8:33	8:34	8:34	8:35	8:36	8:36	8:37	8:37	8:38	8:38	8:39	8:39	8:40	8:40	8:40	8:41	8:41	8:41	8:42
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.6	8:23	5:58
2	9.6	8:24	5:58
3	9.5	8:25	5:58
4	9.5	8:26	5:58
5	9.5	8:27	5:58
6	9.5	8:28	5:58
7	9.5	8:29	5:58
8	9.5	8:29	5:58
9	9.5	8:30	5:58
10	9.5	8:31	5:58
11	9.4	8:32	5:58
12	9.4	8:32	5:58
13	9.4	8:33	5:59
14	9.4	8:34	5:59
15	9.4	8:34	5:59
16	9.4	8:35	5:59
17	9.4	8:36	6:00
18	9.4	8:36	6:00
19	9.4	8:37	6:00
20	9.4	8:37	6:01
21	9.4	8:38	6:01
22	9.4	8:38	6:02
23	9.4	8:39	6:02
24	9.4	8:39	6:03
25	9.4	8:40	6:03
26	9.4	8:40	6:04
27	9.4	8:40	6:04
28	9.4	8:41	6:05
29	9.4	8:41	6:06
30	9.4	8:41	6:06
31	9.4	8:42	6:07

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.18 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.4	Moderate
2	2.3	Moderate
3	2.3	Moderate
4	2.3	Moderate
5	2.3	Moderate
6	2.3	Moderate
7	2.3	Moderate
8	2.2	Moderate
9	2.2	Moderate
10	2.2	Moderate
11	2.2	Moderate
12	2.2	Moderate
13	2.2	Moderate
14	2.2	Moderate
15	2.2	Moderate
16	2.1	Moderate
17	2.1	Moderate
18	2.1	Moderate
19	2.1	Moderate
20	2.1	Moderate
21	2.1	Moderate
22	2.1	Moderate
23	2.1	Moderate
24	2.2	Moderate
25	2.2	Moderate
26	2.2	Moderate
27	2.2	Moderate
28	2.2	Moderate
29	2.2	Moderate
30	2.2	Moderate
31	2.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Palma del Río?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.2

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.4

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Palma del Río for sightseeing.

What to pack for Palma del Río in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Palma del Río sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Palma del Río in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Palma del Río peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	2	7	8	7	9	10	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Palma del Río in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Palma del Río is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	13	15	12	10	9	10	12	11	11	9	9
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	12	Moderate
May	10	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	10	Good
Aug	12	Good
Sep	11	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Palma del Río?

Palma del Río sits at 37.7°N, 5.3°W, 60 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Lora del Río, 22 km away.

Topography around Palma del Río

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Palma del Río.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palma del Río has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 437 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,248 m.

The land around Palma del Río is covered by trees (57%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (43%), cropland (29%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

90 m

trees 57%

16 km

437 m

trees 46%

80 km

1,248 m

trees 43%

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← November Palma del Río year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Lora del Río 22 km · Écija 25 km · Carmona 41 km · Marchena 43 km · Cordoba 49 km · El Viso del Alcor 52 km · Osuna 54 km · El Arahal 54 km

Spain travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 65% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $38,627; 2025
Happiness: 6.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 99%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 3.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 540
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Palma del Río (37.7002°, -5.2812°, elevation 60 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	8
2	16	8
3	16	7
4	16	7
5	16	7
6	16	7
7	16	7
8	16	7
9	16	7
10	16	7
11	16	7
12	16	7
13	16	7
14	16	7
15	15	7
16	15	7
17	15	7
18	15	7
19	15	7
20	15	7
21	15	7
22	15	7
23	15	7
24	15	7
25	15	7
26	15	6
27	15	6
28	15	6
29	15	6
30	15	6
31	15	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	52	48
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	21
3	21
4	21
5	21
6	21
7	21
8	21
9	21
10	21
11	22
12	22
13	22
14	22
15	23
16	23
17	23
18	23
19	23
20	24
21	24
22	24
23	24
24	24
25	24
26	24
27	24
28	23
29	23
30	23
31	23

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	95	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	8
2	16	8
3	16	7
4	16	7
5	16	7
6	16	7
7	16	7
8	16	7
9	16	7
10	16	7
11	16	7
12	16	7
13	16	7
14	16	7
15	15	7
16	15	7
17	15	7
18	15	7
19	15	7
20	15	7
21	15	7
22	15	7
23	15	7
24	15	7
25	15	7
26	15	6
27	15	6
28	15	6
29	15	6
30	15	6
31	15	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	52	48
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	21
3	21
4	21
5	21
6	21
7	21
8	21
9	21
10	21
11	22
12	22
13	22
14	22
15	23
16	23
17	23
18	23
19	23
20	24
21	24
22	24
23	24
24	24
25	24
26	24
27	24
28	23
29	23
30	23
31	23

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	95	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	8
2	16	8
3	16	7
4	16	7
5	16	7
6	16	7
7	16	7
8	16	7
9	16	7
10	16	7
11	16	7
12	16	7
13	16	7
14	16	7
15	15	7
16	15	7
17	15	7
18	15	7
19	15	7
20	15	7
21	15	7
22	15	7
23	15	7
24	15	7
25	15	7
26	15	6
27	15	6
28	15	6
29	15	6
30	15	6
31	15	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	52	48
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	21
3	21
4	21
5	21
6	21
7	21
8	21
9	21
10	21
11	22
12	22
13	22
14	22
15	23
16	23
17	23
18	23
19	23
20	24
21	24
22	24
23	24
24	24
25	24
26	24
27	24
28	23
29	23
30	23
31	23

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	95	5